BORDELLO

whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house

(noun) a building where prostitutes are available

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bordello (plural bordellos)

A brothel

Anagrams

• door-bell, doorbell

Source: Wiktionary


Bor"del, Bor*del"lo, n. Etym: [F. bordel, orig. a little hut, OF. borde hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin to E. board,n.See. Board, n.]

Definition: A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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